Neptune and Uranus are sometimes called “sister planets” because they are so similar. However, Neptune has stronger winds and more storms than Uranus, and it’s not quite as cold. Readers will enjoy learning about what makes Neptune unique in this captivating volume. Detailed diagrams and impressive photographs help students visualize the fun facts they’re taking in with each turn of the page, making this familiar part of science curricula feel exciting.
Did you know that Neptune is the windiest planet in the solar system? Discover more about Neptune in this exciting look at the farthest planet from the sun. Access a downloadable 3D printer model from NASA via Page Plus QR codes.
Hugo Award winner Ben Bova continues his grand tour of the human settled solar system with a fan-pleasing look at life in the Outer Planets, among the moons of Neptune. In the future, humanity has spread throughout the solar system, on planets and moons once visited only by robots or explored at a distance by far-voyaging spacecraft. No matter how hostile or welcoming the environment, mankind has forged a path and found a home. In the far reaches of the solar system, the outer planets—billions of miles from Earth, unknown for millennia—are being settled. Neptune, the ice giant, is swathed in clouds of hydrogen, helium, and methane and circled by rings of rock and dust. Three years ago, Ilona Magyr’s father, Miklos, disappeared while exploring the seas of Neptune. Everyone believes he is dead—crushed, frozen, or boiled alive in Neptune’s turbulent seas. With legendary space explorer Derek Humbolt piloting her ship and planetary scientist Jan Meitner guiding the search, Ilona Magyr knows she will find her father—alive—on Neptune. Her plans are irrevocably altered when she and her team discover the wreckage of an alien ship deep in Neptune’s ocean, a discovery which changes humanity’s understanding of its future...and its past. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun. It takes 165 Earth years to complete a single orbit! Young students will learn about the discovery of Neptune, its moons, and the information gathered by Voyager II, the only space probe to pass by this distant planet.
Stormy Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun. The book explores Neptunes orbit and rotation, its moons, and its most interesting features, including its rocky rings. Brilliant full color photos accompany easy-to-follow text from the Voyager 2 mission along with detailed illustrations to help bring exploring this faraway planet much closer to home.
"Discusses the planet Neptune, including observations by ancient cultures, current knowledge of Neptune, and plans for future scientific research and space exploration"--
Neptune, the farthest planet from our Sun, is a dark and windy planet. How do scientists observe a planet so far away? Young space fans discover Neptune's rings, moons, and ice through bright photos and colorful diagrams.
